In another Georgia thread, Colonel MacLean asked an interesting question that I thought might sustain a thread of its own. It was:

"First Families of Georgia. (wink-wink) About what percentage of the First Families of Georgia were Scots? (Lowlanders and Highlanders)"

The Georgia Historical Society is headquartered here in Savannah and publishes an excellent quarterly. In the Summer 2007 issue, Paul Pressly authored an article about the impact of Scottish Merchants in the early colony that offers some insight, if not exact numbers, into Colonel MacLean's question.

For example: "Of the twenty-four firms or individuals who advertised in the Georgia Gazette of 1768 and merit the classification of "merchant," perhaps twelve came from Scotland. Of the three largest export firms in Savannah, all were in the hands of Scotsmen..."

There is another post in the "Savannah Games thread" that discusses the Highlanders that were brought to the colony by General Oglethorpe and who founded the town of Darien (now the seat of Macintosh county) and I'll repost that info in this thread.

For any of you rabble with Scottish roots in the state of Georgia, I thought it might be of interest to have a thread where you could share any stories about Scottish connections to the state's history.